This is a repeating eventAugust 1, 2020
Groundhog Mountain, VA F1 Tornado (1965)
Event Details
A quick-hitting tornado struck in the dead of night along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Groundhog Mountain, VA, on August 1, 1965. Newspapers reported the event as “tornado-like,” but it did officially hit the records as a twister, rated F1. Numerous trees were mowed down, and one family in their new mobile home found themselves in harm’s way.